‘Last Week Tonight’ lives on. For one more year, at least.

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Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

Ousted 60 Minutes correspondents Scott Pelley and Sharyn Alfonsi are becoming journalists in residence at Columbia University. Meanwhile, former 60 executive producer Bill Owens is raising money to create a news program, possibly with some former 60 Minutes journalists, to sell to a streaming service. Yes. Do this. This is the way.

Meanwhile, one of the journalists who has recently joined 60 Minutes, Trevor Phillips, says of Bari Weiss: “The great thing about her is that she’s one of those people who will either change the world or crash and burn. But when they crash and burn, it’s in technicolor.” Godspeed, Bari.

The ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping have been released by the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in the hopes that someone recognizes the writer’s syntax.

This poor news anchor fell asleep on camera, but save some pity for her; she has a newborn at home.

The Saturday Night Live ticket lottery is open again! Here’s how you can put your name in the ring. 

These are 17 celebrities who have never hosted Saturday Night Live, and some of them are wild.

Give Mayor Jo her own show, you cowards.

Despite having had some tense moments on The View over the years, Rosie O’Donnell will make an appearance next season to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary.

Max Greenfield is teasing that he’s seen New Girl reunion scripts (but I’m not sure you can believe him).

Oh no, are Jennie Garth and Tori Spelling not friends anymore? And it’s because Tori is being a weirdo?

Happy 45th birthday, MTV!

Look, no one is doing great in the cable news business, but I’m just happy to hear that Fox News is losing viewers year-over-year. That is only good news for all of us.

Ariana Grande is “taking a step back from visibility” in the wake of public scrutiny of her appearance. We are hoping she is healthy.

Joe Rogan is everything wrong with Texas right now, and I hope he gets busted for violating this new THC law his beloved Republican lawmakers have instituted. Genuinely. Fuck this guy.

LOL, Gianni Infantino is in trouble. 

Warner Bros. is about to fumble a Barbie sequel (and I think that’d be just fine, honestly).

Love is dead.

I hope Snooki heals quickly, and this is your reminder to get your HPV vaccine (or get it for your children).

Speaking of vaccines … President Biden gave Dr. Fauci a blanket pardon back in 2025 because he knew full well that Republicans would come after him the moment they had power. Fast-forward to last week where, in an attempt to distract from the abysmal economy, the war with Iran, the failure to release the Epstein files, the blatant corruption, and the reflecting pool idiocy, the Republicans held a dumb show hearing, dragging Fauci in front of them so that they could try to get him to perjure himself and therefore have a reason to try to prosecute him. Fauci refused to play along, and pled the Fifth to every question asked. So they used that as “evidence” that Fauci was corrupt or lying or evil or whatever nonsense they think their base will gobble up. It was infuriating.

So then, yesterday, that weirdo Robert F. Kennedy Jr. went on CNN’s State of the Union and screamed a bunch of nonsense at Dana Bash, nonsense that included blatant lies about the pandemic, Dr. Fauci, and the vaccines, including that the ICUs were empty and that Dr. Fauci ordered the shutdowns.

CNN released a statement to Entertainment Weekly, defending Bash:

“Dana Bash is a veteran journalist who conducted a newsmaking interview with Secretary Kennedy in which he stated that he supports parents getting their children vaccinated against measles and addressed President Trump’s push for further study into autism and vaccines.

“Asking tough, substantive questions to those in power is the job of every journalist, and Dana did hers incredibly well today. We stand behind Dana, her reporting, and CNN’s overall coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

The 2027 Met Gala will celebrate controversial designer John Galliano, who was fired from Christian Dior after having made racist, antisemitic, and anti-Asian remarks that led to him being convicted of a hate crime in Paris. Apparently, Anna Wintour (who is in charge of the Met Gala) and Andrew Bolton, curator in charge of the Met’s Costume Institute, have been meeting with Jewish leaders for the past year, seeking their blessing for the event. Enjoy this 2011 Conan clip that helps shed light on the situation (via Vulture):

Renewals

  • Last Week Tonight has been renewed for one more year on HBO. While this is certainly good news, it’s tempered by the fact that he usually renews for three seasons at a time. Clearly everyone is waiting to see what happens with the Paramount/Warner Bros. merger.

In Development

Casting News

Mark Your Calendar

  • S.W.A.T. Exiles premieres on Starz on September 25.

 

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  • Somebody Knows Something will premiere on Freeform on August 10 and Hulu the next day.
  • Chumbak will debut on Netflix on August 28.
  • Moria debuts on Netflix on August 14.
  • Mousetrap premieres on Netflix on August 28.

R.I.P.

Vincent Pastore, Actor best-known for his role as Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on The Sopranos, but who also appeared in Goodfellas, Carlito’s Way, Men of Respect, Gotti, Law & Order, The Practice, Son of the Beach, Queens Supreme, Hawaii Five-0, Wu-Tang: An American Saga, One Life to Life, The LAst Don II as well as movies that included: ickey Blue Eyes, Two Family House, Riding in Cars with Boys, Witness to the Mob, Deuces Wild, Mafia!, Serving Sara, This Thing of Ours, Shark Tale, Bachelor Party Vegas, Once Upon a Time in Brooklyn, Money Train, A Brooklyn State of Mind, The Deli, Spinning Gold and Revolver

Richard L. O’Connor, Emmy-winning producer who also produced films, including On Golden Pond, and The Muppet Movie

Scott Hylands, Canadian star of Night Heat

Nirmal Purja, British-Nepali mountaineer who was featured in the Netflix documentary, 14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible

Justin Hardy, British director

Natalia Dontcheva, Bulgarian actress who starred in the French version of Doc Martin

Brynn Carnesecca, Former Miss Utah contestant

Franco Baresi, AC Milan star

WATCH THIS

Futurama: 14th season premiere. Hulu

The Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Summer: Four celebrities put their baking skills to the test in an all-new season. Season premiere. Roku

Judy Justice: Fourth season premiere. Prime Video

Late Night:

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Callum Turner, Chance the Rapper, Sunny Sandler
  • Watch What Happens Live: Luke Brumer, Joe Bradley

MON. 7:00 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30
ABC Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro
(new)		 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
(repeat)		 Celebrity Family Feud
(repeat)
CBS The Neighbor-hood
(repeat)		 The Neighbor-hood
(repeat)		 FBI
(repeat)		 CIA
(repeat)
CW All American
(new)		 Penn & Teller: Fool Us
(repeat)		 Local
FOX The 1% Club
(new)		 The Quiz With Balls
(new)		 News/Local
NBC American Ninja Warrior
(new)		 The Wall
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One thought on “‘Last Week Tonight’ lives on. For one more year, at least.”

  1. She’s nowhere as big a celebrity as the 17 listed, but I would love to see Madeleine Sami host SNL.

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